NYT: Post Editor Foresees Possibility of Naming (Woodward's) Leak Source

[sabra]

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/18/politics/18media.html

Post Editor Foresees Possibility of Naming Leak Source

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 - The executive editor of The Washington Post said on Thursday that if other reporters at the newspaper independently discovered the identity of Bob Woodward's confidential source in the C.I.A. leak case, the newspaper might decide to publish the source's name.

Mr. Woodward, an assistant managing editor at the newspaper and best-selling author, apologized on Wednesday for failing for two years to tell his Post bosses that he had learned from a government official about the C.I.A. officer Valerie Wilson. He testified under oath on Monday in the leak case after receiving permission to do so from his source, but the source has so far refused to permit Mr. Woodward to name him publicly.

"Each reporter is bound only by his own promises of confidentiality," The Post's executive editor, Leonard Downie Jr., said.

While a decision on whether to print the identity would depend on a number of factors, Mr. Downie said, "if the information is found independent of our source relationship, sure we'll print it."

[tmooses]

1. I think the Post editors are scared about the legal jeopardy Woodward

has put them and the paper in.

[gordianot]

3. Also Woodward has now destroyed his own legacy which the Post shared.

The Washington Post makes a good liner for bird cages.

[Skittles]

4. they f***ing should be scared

absolutely digusting behavior - they've lost credibility

[Garbo 2004]

7. What legal jeopardy? Certainly not in any legal jeopardy from Fitz. n/t

[still_one]

2. you cannot be trusted washington post

you have lost all credibility. Fire the bum woodward

[sofa king]

5. Eh. It's Hadley.

Before you guys are done arguing over whether or not Raw Story is for real, it'll be confirmed.

http://rawstory.com/news/2005/National_Security_Adviser_was_Woodwards_source_1116.html

[ShockediSay]

6. The source could be anybody, even Bush

Woodward spoke to a lot of people, including Bush at some length, for his book, out in the past couple of years.

Good to see Fitz doesn't miss a beat.

[DeepModem Mom]

8. What a mess the Post has itself in; they should cut Woodward off. nt

[UTUSN]

9. It's Bill CASEY, Continuing His WOODWARD Interview from the Coma n/a